The 2015 Golden Dragon Collection comes from the domaine's bicentenary year and a warm, widely praised Burgundy vintage. It holds eight Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair wines in the original wooden case.
About This Bottling
Inside: two La Romanée Grand Cru Monopole, two Échezeaux Grand Cru, two Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Aux Reignots, and one each of Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos des Grandes Vignes rouge and blanc. Cases are numbered out of 188. Tasted from barrel, the 2015 Échezeaux was praised for its fresh, muscular volume, and the Clos des Grandes Vignes white, given 18 months in barrel, drew particular praise too. 2015 was also the first vintage of the domaine's Clos de Vougeot, though it is not part of this case.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Ripe black cherry, violet and spice from the reds; the white is deep and vibrant with a faint struck-match note.
- Palate: Generous and dense by the domaine's standards, with silky tannin and fresh acidity keeping the 2015 ripeness in check.
- Finish: Very long across the Grands Crus, dark-fruited and spicy; the Nuits rouge is firmer and more muscular.
Serving & Food
These 2015s still have years in hand. Start opening the Nuits wines now and keep the Grands Crus until the early 2030s. Decant the reds for an hour and serve at 17°C. Braised short rib, roast goose and aged Gruyère suit the reds; the white is lovely with lobster.
How to Enjoy
A gift or cellar holding tied to the domaine's 200th year, from a ripe, well-reviewed vintage.
Product Details
Producer: Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair
Collection: Golden Dragon Collection
Vintage: 2015
Region: Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, France
Grape Variety: Pinot Noir; Chardonnay (white Clos des Grandes Vignes bottle)
Format: 8 × 750mL original wooden case
Case Composition: 2 × La Romanée Grand Cru Monopole, 2 × Echézeaux Grand Cru, 2 × Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Aux Reignots, 1 × Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos des Grandes Vignes, 1 × Nuits-Saint-Georges Blanc Premier Cru Clos des Grandes Vignes
About the Domaine
Two hundred years after General Louis Liger-Belair settled at the Château de Vosne, the family celebrated in 2015 with a tasting of 68 vintages of La Romanée and a dinner cooked by Pascal Barbot of L'Astrance in Paris. That same year Louis-Michel revived the old family merchant name, C. Marey & Cte Liger-Belair.
The estate he leads is small and intensively farmed. Vines are ploughed and worked biodynamically, and the domaine has held Ecocert's Biodyvin certification since 2012.